Purpose To investigate the value of 11C-CFT PET/CT dopamine transporter (DAT) imaging in differential diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA) and Parkinson's disease (PD).Materials and Methods The 11C-CFT PET/CT images of clinically confirmed MSA patients (21 cases),PD patients (24 cases) and healthy adults (10 cases as normal control) were analyzed retrospectively.The volume of interest (VOI) were drawn manually,and the DAT binding indexes and asymmetry indexes of different regions of striatum,including caudate and putamen,were calculated.The differences of DAT binding indexes and asymmetry indexes among the above three groups were analyzed.Results Compared with the normal control group,the striatal DAT binding indexes of MSA group or PD group were significantly reduced (P＜0.05).There were no significant differences in DAT binding indexes between the MSA group and the PD group (P＞0.05).Compared with the normal control group,the DAT binding asymmetry indexes were significantly increased in the PD group (P＜0.05),but the indexes showed no significant differences in MSA group (P＞0.05).The DAT asymmetry indexes of caudate and putamen in the PD group were higher than those in the MSA group (P＜0.05).Conclusion 11C-CFT PET/CT imaging can detect the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in striatum.The number of striatal dopamine transporters declines in both MSA and PD patients,but the asymmetry of striatal dapamine transporter in PD patients is higher than that in MSA patients.11C-CFT PET/CT can differentiate MSA and PD.

Objective To evaluate the value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in preoperative diagnosis and staging of suspected extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EHCC).Methods The clinical data of 116 patients (72 males,44 females;age range 26-89 years) with suspected EHCC from January 2013 to October 2014 were retrospectively analyzed.All patients received preoperative whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT scan.The imaging results were compared with final clinical diagnosis.The diagnostic sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,negative predictive value and accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT were calculated.Two-sample t test was applied to compare lesion SUVmax of malignant and benign diseases.One-way analysis of variance was applied to compare SUVmax of highly,moderately and poorly differentiated tumors.x2 test was used to compare the difference of diagnostic sensitivities for hilar cholangiocarcinomas and common bile duct tumors.Results All patients were confirmed by exploratory laparotomy and subsequent histologic examination.A total of 94 cases (93 adenocarcinomas and 1 squamous carcinoma) were confirmed malignant and 22 cases (11 biliary calculi,9 cholangitis,1 choledochal cyst,1 tuberculosis) were confirmed benign.The diagnostic sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value,negative predictive value and accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT for primary tumor were 61.7％ (58/94),77.3％ (17/22),92.1％ (58/63),32.1％ (17/53),64.7％ (75/116),respectively.The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for regional lymph node metastasis were 45.5％(15/33),91.4％(53/58),and those for distant metastasis were 3/4,94.3％(82/87).The SUVmax of malignant tumors were higher than that of benign lesions (4.57± 3.75,2.72± 2.48;t =2.83,P＜ 0.05),while the differences of SUVmax among highly,moderately and poorly differentiated tumors were not significant (4.89±4.75,4.23±2.49,4.47±2.73;F=0.269,P＞0.05).18F-FDG PET/CT showed a lower sensitivity in hilar cholangiocarcinomas than that in common bile duct tumors,while no statistical significance was observed:48.6％ (17/35) vs 69.0％ (40/58),x2=3.827,P＞0.05.Conclusions The value of 18F-FDG PET/CT in preoperative diagnosis and staging of EHCC is limited.It can distinguish some benign diseases from malignant tumors,but with higher false positive for cholangitis.It can help to adjust treatment strategies by detecting distant metastasis.

Extra-nodal malignant lymphoma is often characterized by a lack of typical symptoms and positive results of auxiliary examinations, which make diagnosis difficult. In some cases, fever can be the only clinical manifestation. For the lymphoma patients presenting with persistent fever with a duration over 3 weeks, characteristics of fever including time of fever attack, fever type and effects of drugs may have significant value in the diagnosis, especially in the early stage of the disease or in rare cases.

Extra-nodal malignant lymphoma is often characterized by a lack of typical symptoms and positive results of auxiliary examinations, which make diagnosis difficult. In some cases, fever can be the only clinical manifestation. For the lymphoma patients presenting with persistent fever with a duration over 3 weeks, characteristics of fever including time of fever attack, fever type and effects of drugs may have significant value in the diagnosis, especially in the early stage of the disease or in rare cases.

Extra-nodal malignant lymphoma is often characterized by a lack of typical symptoms and positive results of auxiliary examinations, which make diagnosis difficult. In some cases, fever can be the only clinical manifestation. For the lymphoma patients presenting with persistent fever with a duration over 3 weeks, characteristics of fever including time of fever attack, fever type and effects of drugs may have significant value in the diagnosis, especially in the early stage of the disease or in rare cases.
Fever of Unknown Origin ; Humans ; Lymphoma ; diagnosis ; Muscles ; pathology

Objective This paper summarizes the research progress of biosynthesis and pharmacological effects of podophyllotoxin drugs,in order to provide reference for the wide application of these drugs.Methods The plant source,chemical structure,action mechanism and synthesis pathway of podophyllotoxin drugs were summarized.The pharmacological and toxicological characteristics and mechanisms of these drugs were discussed,and the research progress of new dosage forms of podophyllotoxin drugs was reviewed.Results Podophyllotoxin and its derivatives are important chemical constituents in the plants of the podophyllum,such as Dysosma versipellis,Diphylleia sinensis,Sinopodophyllum hexandrum.This kind of drug has few natural sources and can be artificially produced through chemical and biosynthetic pathways.Podophyllotoxin drugs have pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory,anti-tumor and anti-virus,but their toxic effects need to be paid attention to.Drugs can be transported by carriers to reduce toxicity and increase effect.Conclusion Podophyllotoxin drugs have broad clinical application prospects,and will be further studied and applied in the fields of anti-inflammatory,anti-tumor and anti-virus in the future.

Objective In this paper,the harmful effects and mechanisms induced by traditional Chinese medicine were expounded by combining the mechanism of programmed cell death and inflammatory reaction.It is expected to provide data support and theoretical reference for the rational use of traditional Chinese medicine and toxicology research.Methods By systematically analyzing the correlation between cell death and inflammatory response,the molecular mechanisms of pyroptosis,programmed cell necrosis and ferroptosis at home and abroad were summarized,and the harmful outcomes induced by traditional Chinese medicine were further discussed.Results Different toxic traditional Chinese medicines and their active ingredients have different tolerances to biological organisms.Programmed cell death is an important molecular mechanism for the toxicity of traditional Chinese medicines.Its signaling pathways are complex and diverse and are often accompanied by inflammatory reactions.Both of them have a certain effect on the toxic effects of traditional Chinese medicine.Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine can provide inflammatory mediators for inflammatory response pathways through cell death or change the physiological balance of cells,thereby inducing inflammatory cascade reactions and promoting harmful outcomes in various systems of the body under the dual effects of cell death and inflammatory response.